Stroke

Question 1

What can be defined as a syndrome of acute focal neurologic deficit from a vascular disorder that injures brain tissue?

Answer 1

Stroke

Question 2

Describe the gender proportions in regards to stroke

Answer 2

Men are at a greater risk for stroke at younger ages, but women are at the greater risk from suffering a stroke at older ages

Question 3

Which race has the highest risk for stroke?

Answer 3

African-Americans

Question 4

What are the 2 types of strokes?

Answer 4

• ischemic

- hemorrhagic

Question 5

Which type of stroke accounts for 87% of all strokes?

Answer 5

ichemic

Question 6

What causes an ischemic stroke?

Answer 6

Obstruction blocks blood flow to part of the brain

Question 7

What are the 5 main mechanisms of ischemic stroke or stroke subsets

Answer 7

• Ischemic Penumbra in Evolving Stroke
• Transient Ischemic Attacks
• Thrombotic Stroke
• Lacunar Infarct
• Cardiogenic Embolic Stroke

Question 8

Define an ischemic penumbra

Answer 8

functionally compromised, but structurally intact, tissue surrounding a core of infarcted tissue

Question 9

What are TIAs?

Answer 9

brief episodes of neurologic dysfunction resulting from focal cerebral ischemia NOT associated with infarction

Question 10

The risk for stroke after a TIA is __% within 3 months

Answer 10

15

Question 11

Where do thrombotic strokes most often occur?

Answer 11

in the large arteries

Question 12

What does a cardiogenic embolic stroke usually result in?

Answer 12

sudden onset with immediate maximum deficit

Question 13

What causes a hemorrhagic stroke?

Answer 13

Weakened vessel wall ruptures, causing a bleeding in the brain